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"I didn't want to no part of it" - Larry Bird on why he rejected Magic Johnson's hug before their first college game against each other
"I didn't want no part of it," Bird said. "I'm not in those lovey-dovey stuff before games. My goal there was to prepare ...
Patrick Ewing said Michael Jordan targeted Larry Bird and Clyde Drexler during Dream Team practices: "All of us had to step back"
"Michael wanted Larry and Magic to know it's his turn now," Ewing said. "Michael was playing all these mind games, talking ...
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"We were sitting there, drinking beers and just relaxing" - MJ shared his version of the passing of the torch moment with Magic and Bird
"I remember the night when we were sitting there, drinking beers and just relaxing," said Jordan in a 2013 interview with ...
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"I know he's the one who pushed for me to be part of the Dream Team" - Larry Bird credited one man for convincing him to play in the Olympics in 1992
"He is very straightforward, which I've always liked in a person, and he treated me great," Bird said of Gavitt. "I guess, in ...
Magic Johnson recounts the time Larry Bird dropped 40 points just to taunt him while he sat injured on the Lakers bench
During a Lakers-Celtics game, Larry Bird delivered a remarkable 40-point performance while Magic Johnson was sidelined with ...
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Magic Johnson Recalled Being Frustrated With Larry Bird’s ‘No Holds Barred’ Taunting for Not Playing Through His Injury
Lakers legend Magic Johnson recalls Larry Bird's competitive nature as he would try to out-perform Johnson even when he ...
A deeper dive into Larry Bird's greatest playoff performances
Throughout his legendary NBA career, the great Larry Bird demonstrated a remarkable ability to perform consistently, ...
Larry Bird believed 1984 NBA Finals were rigged and that David Stern forced Celtics to play Game 7 vs Magic Johnson’s Lakers for money
Larry Bird is one of the greatest basketball players and an undisputed Boston legend. But while the NBA is a global sport in 2025, with Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis ...
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"That type of fear makes you do something stupid defensively" - Isiah admits the 'Bad Boys' feared Bird the most
"Zeke" reveals that "Larry Legend", not Jordan or Magic, was the one player who truly intimidated the infamous Pistons "Bad ...
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Where Does Larry Bird Rank Among the NBA Greats?
Larry Bird's place in NBA history is a constant topic of debate. Some argue he's firmly in the top five due to his three MVPs ...